DAOU, Eye of the Falcon, 2022

95 POINTS. 4.4 ON VIVINO. That's critics and the crowd in rare, loud agreement — and when both come calling at once, you move fast. We did exactly that with DAOU EYE OF THE FALCON 2022, quietly securing an allocation before anyone else cottoned on. ​ Georges and Daniel DAOU didn't stumble into winemaking — they engineered their dream from scratch, planting on Adelaida's limestone-rich slopes in Paso Robles at 2,200 feet, where cool nights and relentless sun forge something genuinely special. The Eye of the Falcon is their statement Cabernet: structured, serious, and built with the kind of obsessive precision that earns the scores it gets and keeps thousands of real drinkers coming back for more. ​ Crushed blackcurrant, dark cherry, and cracked black pepper on the nose; layers of cedar, dark chocolate, and iron-rich earth on the palate, finishing long and smoky. A Paso Robles Cab that punches well above its station.